Dark Star Orchestra at Ventura County Fairgrounds, April 21, 2023

Skull & Roses 2023 Lunar New Year Celebration featuring Dark Star Orchestra
Ventura County Fairgrounds
Seaside Park, 10 West Harbor Boulevard, Ventura, CA 93001 USA
8:00 PM, Friday, April 21, 2023

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2023 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2023 event list! ☸ On to the next event!

• 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM David Gans
• 12:00 - 1:00 PM China Cats
• 1:00 - 2:15 PM Hyryder
• 2:15 - 3:30 PM Forgotten Space
• 3:30 - 4:45 PM Cubensis
• 4:45 - 6:15 PM Jerry's Middle Finger
• 6:15 - 7:45 PM Leftover Salmon
• 8:00 - 11:30 PM Dark Star Orchestra

[8:03 PM] {rotation}

1. [8:04 PM] Might as Well (JM)
   [8:09 PM] {greetings from Rob}
2. [8:10 PM] Mama Tried (RE)
   [8:13 PM] {stop; Rob complains about his ear monitor mix… Waiting for it to get fixed?}
3. [8:16 PM] Row Jimmy (JM)
   [8:25 PM] {long pause while the crowd does the Friday yaketyyak}
4. [8:26 PM] It's All Over Now (RE)
   [8:35 PM] {RE offstage to go get things fixed}
5. [8:38 PM] Loser (JM)
   [8:45 PM] {another long pause; Lisa off}
6. [8:46 PM] Minglewood Blues (RE)
   [8:52 PM] {Lisa back}
7. [8:53 PM] Bertha (JM)
   [9:00 PM] {another full stop; RB teasing Dave Brubeck's Blue Rondo a la Turk}
8. [9:01 PM] Lazy Lighting » Supplication (RE)
   [9:09 PM] {stop. RE says thanks to the GD; JM offers thanks to Andy Logan}
9. [9:10 PM] Sugaree (JM)
10. [9:23 PM] Promised Land (RE)
    [9:26 PM] {set ends,RE say don't go away well be right back}

[10:00 PM] {performers out, noodling; RB engaged with the loud jersey crew; more Blue Rondo}

1. [10:04 PM] Eyes of the World (JM) »
2. [10:17 PM] the Music never Stopped (RE)
   [10:24 PM] {stop; noodling a bit; crowd yack}
3. [10:26 PM] It Must Have Been the Roses (JM)
   [10:33 PM] {stop}
4. [10:35 PM] Samson & Delilah (RE)
   [10:41 PM] {stop; RB this one is for Joani Walker}
5. [10:43 PM] He's Gone (JM) »
6. [10:56 PM] drums »
7. [11:00 PM] the Other One : jam » [11:06 PM] 1st verse » jam » [11:13 PM] 2nd verse »
8. [11:15 PM] Comes a Time (JM) »
9. [11:25 PM] Franklin's Tower (JM) »
10. [11:35 PM] Sugar Magnolia (RE)
    [11:44 PM] {show ends; SV announces the show as 1976-10-15 Shrine Auditorium; RK throws setlists and sticks out into the crowd}

Dark Star Orchestra

• Rob Barraco: keyboards, lead and harmony vox;
• Rob Eaton: rhythm guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Dino English: drums, percussion;
• Rob Koritz: drums, percussion;
• Lisa Mackey: lead and harmony vox;
• Jeff Mattson: lead guitar, lead and harmony vox;
• Skip Vangelas: bass, lead and harmony vox.

Another great night with DSO!

It was kind of funny/sad at the end of the show to see the eager crowd that developed from folks hoping to catch one of the wadded up setlists being tossed from the stage. Come on now folks: it's just more ephemera! There's no need to push and shove over that sort of thing.

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Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2023 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2023 event list! ☸ On to the next event!